Nonfiction Monday

How Voting and Elections Work
by Zelda Wagner (Author)
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Booktalk: Voting and elections are an important part of US democracy. Elections are held so people can vote for politicians to represent them, from the mayor of their city to the president. Discover who can vote and how they help elect people to represent them locally and nationally. Learn more about how people run the US government and keep it a democracy.

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First Responders on 9/11
by Amy C. Rea (Author)
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Booktalk: This middle grade book showcases stories from first responders who heroically rushed to the scene of the attacks and describes the experiences of the firefighters, police officers, and EMTs who put themselves in danger to come to the aid of victims and survivors.

Snippet: On September 11, 2001, New York firefighter Brenda Berkman was off duty. She planned to spend her time off working on local elections that day. Then her partner’s mother called to ask if they were all right. The mother had seen a plane crashing into the World Trade Center on the news.

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Britannica’s 5-Minute Really True Stories for Family Time
by Britannica Group (Author)
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Booktalk: What did the world’s first playgrounds look like? What do families all over the world eat for breakfast? How did dinosaurs look after their babies? In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories young readers will meet all types of family–human and animal!–and learn about the many ways they spend time together.

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Discovering Life’s Story: The Evolution of an Idea
by Joy Hakim (Author)
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Booktalk: Can species change? Or go extinct? In the eighteenth century, most people answer no to both questions. But in the century that follows, that certainty gets challenged as some people in Europe question the common belief that all creatures are the same as they’ve been since life’s creation.

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José Feeds the World: How a famous chef feeds millions of people in need around the world
by David Unger (Author) and Marta Álvarez Miguéns (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Growing up in Spain, José Andrés learned to cook from his parents and saw how food could make people happy. As a young man, he immigrated to America and, within a few years, opened his own restaurant. When a terrible earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, after he gathered friends, they flew to the island and began cooking rice and beans for the hungry locals. This trip changed the life of the successful chef and led him to found World Central Kitchen, a disaster-relief organization that has fed more than 200 million people affected by natural disasters, the COVID pandemic, and war.

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School / La escuela WordBook/Libro de Palabras (English and Spanish Edition)
by Mary Berendes (Author) and Kathleen Petelinsek (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Simple text and illustrations teach readers common school-related words in both English and Spanish. A list of all the words in the book can be found on the last page.

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Rebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes
by Abby Sher, et al. (Author)
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Booktalk: This collection features 25 exciting tales of game-changing athletes and their drive, resilience, and sportsmanship. Use the QR code inside the book to download the Rebel Girls app and hear longer stories.

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Best Gymnastics Teams
by Janie Scheffer (Author)
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Booktalk: At many men’s and women’s gymnastics competitions, gymnasts perform routines on their own. But they are part of a team that must work together to bring home the gold medal. There have been many strong teams from around the world that left their mark on history. Learn about the best past and present gymnastics teams from the United States, China, the Soviet Union, and more.

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If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars
by Richard Ho (Author), Huynh Kim Liên (Illustrator), and Phùng Nguyên Quang (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Have you ever been told that you CAN’T? Growing up in the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin heard that over and over again. People made fun of his size and his race and wouldn’t give him a chance. But Jeremy persevered until he became the first Taiwanese American to play in the NBA. And when his big moment came, he seized it!

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Curious about Canoeing (Curious About the Great Outdoors)
by Rachel Grack (Author)
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Booktalk: Drawing on kids’ natural curiosity about the world around them, this inquiry-based nonfiction book explores canoeing fundamentals to get elementary kids ready to explore the outdoors with conversational questions.

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